• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53375

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BJ6 19X8 12BA6 12AU6 12AU6 12AL5 12AV6 35C5

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.25 inch = 13.3 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 2-XF-91 "Forbes" Ch= RC-1121 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.6 x 8.1 x 7.8 inch / 345 x 206 x 198 mm

• Notes
• The RCA 2-XF-91 is an AC/DC operated 8 tube AM/FM receiver. AM Band Tuning Range: 540 - 1600kHz. FM Band Tuning Range: 88 - 108MHz. Cabinet color is Maroon. Uses Qty(1) PM 5.25" speaker. Has Selenium Rectifier. Has built-in loop antenna for AM and uses line cord for FM antenna with provisions for connecting an external antenna.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8 lb (8 lb 0 oz) / 3.632 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 13, 1953

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (Volume VIII 1952, Page 47)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 232.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 206, Folder 9 (206-9), July 1953)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 with images and 4167 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)